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Friday Links – Exhausted Edition

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There were as always great reads out this week which I have highlighted below: Good Reads From The Blogosphere: If you’re struggling to stay afloat with your finances, Grayson at Debt Roundup highlights how the first step to recovery is to admit you don’t have a budget. 10 reasons you’re broke.

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Subscribe Now for the FBS Weekly & You Could Win This Bundle of Books

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Looking for new recipes, money-saving ideas, home-management tips, and strategies for debt-free living? So if you’re interested in subscribing to my free FBS Weekly, then you might have a chance to give these books a new life. Additional thrifty and money-saving posts that I find from the web.

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Friday Links – Week Three of Chaos

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KK thinks you can think yourself into financial failure –read more at Student Debt Survivor. If you’re in the market for new insurance, make sure to read Deanne’s post about how much life insurance you need at Brighter Life. 10 reasons you’re broke. How to re-use common items. PET Archives.

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7 Ways to Spring Clean Your Finances

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If your winter was as long and cold as mine, then you’re also looking forward to opening the windows to fresh air and plenty of sunshine. On January 1st, we’re so gung-ho about writing goals, but are we just as enthusiastic about those goals on March 11? When reviewing your goals, did you use the S.M.A.R.T.

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Our 2017 Debt Freedom Plan Update

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As I reflect back to January 2016, I started that year pretty determined to pay off the balance of our non-mortgage debts. Unfortunately, we did not hit that goal and in part, have made some major changes to our Debt Freedom Plan. Our Debt Freedom Plan Started in 2013: The year 2012 was quite exciting for me and my husband.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

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He then advises paying off your non-mortgage debt before fully funding an emergency fund with 3 – 6 months worth of expenses. Now that we’ve paid off six figures of non-mortgage debt , we are working on saving 6 months’ expenses and maybe even more. Personally, I think a starter fund should be $2000-$3000.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

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He then advises paying off your non-mortgage debt before fully funding an emergency fund with 3 – 6 months worth of expenses. Being self-employed, we have a higher starter fund on hand and when we pay off our non-mortgage debt, we will save to at least 6 months expenses and maybe even more. 1 – Determine how much you need.